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A satellite-view map of detours on Broadway in Cambridge between Galileo Galilei Way (at the left edge) and Ames Street (at the right edge). A hashed "work zone" is shaded in along the north side of the block in the upper half of the aerial view. A right arrow indicates one-way motor vehicle traffic in the middle of Broadway; below that, another two-way arrow indicates two-way bike traffic on a separated path along the southern edge of the roadway; below that, a dashed line indicates a pedestrian detour route along the southern sidewalk.

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Detours Take Effect for Broadway in Kendall Square, Part of Region’s Busiest Bike Route

Hundreds of yellow flowers are scattered on the steps of the Massachusetts State House, with the gold-plated dome of the State House visible at upper right. Signs proclaim the flowers are in honor of the victims of traffic violence for the World Day of Remembrance.

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Find an Event Near You to Commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence

A nighttime image of a ghost bike next to a green bike lane on a multi-lane city street. Superimposed text on a purple background reads "More than traffic: rethinking crashes, acknowledging loss" in the lower left, and "GBH Forum Network" in the upper right

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Watch ‘More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,’ A Panel Discussion With GBH

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Wu Admin Expands Open Newbury Events Into December

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A wide five-lane street with a concrete median in the middle that's lined with tall street lamps. Either side of the broad street is lined with triple-decker apartment houses. Most of the picture is empty asphalt, but there are a few large trees scattered along the street's sidewalks in the distance.

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Advocacy Opportunities

City of Boston Will Add Modest Traffic-Calming Measures For Columbia Road

A City of Boston flyer advertises an Open Streets event for Oct. 20 on Brighton Ave. and Harvard Ave. in Allston. A map highlights the event location, marked as an orange X centered on the intersection of Harvard and Brighton. The Packards Corner T stop is also labelled a few blocks to the east (right).

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Boston’s Last Open Streets Festival of the Year Comes to Allston This Sunday

A map of East Boston showing the Sept. 15 open streets route, which follows a dogleg from Maverick Sq. in the lower left to Central Sq. in the center-left, then to Day Square in the upper right.

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Boston’s Open Streets Series Comes to East Boston This Weekend

A stylized map of the Hyde Park nieghborhood highlighting a segment of River St. and Fairmount Ave. (center), the site of the Aug. 11 Open Streets event

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Hyde Park Gets Its First Open Streets Festival This Weekend

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Local Advocates Will Bring National Youth Bike Summit to Roxbury in 2025

A yellow work truck with a MassDOT logo on the door and lateral protective devices on the undercarriage, marked with red and white stripes, between the wheels.

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MassDOT to Host Friday Hearing On New Truck Safety Rules